Setting Up for Linux Desktops
Table Of Contents
- Setting Up Horizon 7 for Linux Desktops
- Contents
- Setting Up Horizon 7 for Linux Desktops
- Features and System Requirements
- Preparing a Linux Virtual Machine for Desktop Deployment
- Setting Up Active Directory Integration for Linux Desktops
- Setting Up Graphics for Linux Desktops
- Installing Horizon Agent
- Configuration Options for Linux Desktops
- Create and Manage Linux Desktop Pools
- Bulk Deployment of Horizon 7 for Manual Desktop Pools
- Overview of Bulk Deployment of Linux Desktops
- Overview of Bulk Upgrade of Linux Desktops
- Create a Virtual Machine Template for Cloning Linux Desktop Machines
- Input File for the Sample PowerCLI Scripts to Deploy Linux Desktops
- Sample Script to Clone Linux Virtual Machines
- Sample Script to Join Cloned Virtual Machines to AD Domain
- Sample Script to Join Cloned Virtual Machines to AD Domain Using SSH
- Sample Script to Upload Configuration Files to Linux Virtual Machines
- Sample Script to Upload Configuration Files to Linux Virtual Machines Using SSH
- Sample Script to Upgrade Horizon Agent on Linux Desktop Machines
- Sample Script to Upgrade Horizon Agent on Linux Virtual Machines Using SSH
- Sample Script to Perform Operations on Linux Virtual Machines
- Troubleshooting Linux Desktops
- Collect Diagnostic Information for Horizon 7 for Linux Machine
- Troubleshooting Copy and Paste between Remote Desktop and Client Host
- Configuring the Linux Firewall to Allow Incoming TCP Connections
- View Agent Fails to Disconnect on an iPad Pro Horizon Client
- SLES 12 SP1 Desktop does not Auto Refresh after Drag and Drop
- SSO Fails to Connect to a PowerOff Agent
- Unreachable VM After Creating a Manual Desktop Pool for Linux
2 Manually install Open VMware Tools (OVT) on your Ubuntu 14.04 or Ubuntu 16.04 machine using the
following command:
apt-get install open-vm-tools
See Prepare a Linux Machine for Remote Desktop Deployment for additional information.
3 Install any dependency packages that are required for the Linux distribution.
See Install Dependency Packages for Horizon Agent for more information.
4 Install Horizon Agent for Linux in the Linux VM.
sudo ./install_viewagent.sh -A yes
See Install Horizon Agent on a Linux Virtual Machine for details.
5 Integrate your Linux VM with Active Directory.
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To use the PBISO authentication solution, perform the following steps:
a Download PBIS Open 8.5.6 or later from
https://www.beyondtrust.com/products/powerbroker-identity-services-open/
and install it on your Linux VM.
sudo ./pbis-open-8.5.6.2029.linux.x86_64.deb.sh
b Integrate your Linux VM with Active Directory using the information in PowerBroker Identity
Services Open (PBISO) Authentication section in Integrating Linux with Active Directory.
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If you choose not to use PBISO to integrate your Linux VM with Active Directory, you must set the
OfflineJoinDomain option to none in the /etc/vmware/viewagent-custom.conf file.
Otherwise, the creation of the instant-clone floating desktop pool fails.
6 If your DHCP server does not broadcast to a DNS server, specify a DNS server for your Linux
system.
A new virtual network adapter is added when a new instant-cloned VM is created. Any setting in the
network adapter, such as the DNS server, in the VM template is lost when the new network adapter is
added to the instant-cloned VM. PBIS requires a valid DNS server and the FQDN mapping in
the /etc/hosts is not acceptable. To avoid losing the DNS Server setting when the new network
adapter is added to the cloned VM, you must specify a DNS server in your Linux system. For
example, in an Ubuntu 14.04 or 16.04 system, specify the DNS server by adding the following lines in
the /etc/resolvconf/resolv.conf.d/head file.
nameserver 10.10.10.10
search mydomain.org
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